Simone Pizzi

9.6

This wine is an absolute mind blower. Earthy and etheral at the same time. It's so rich and lively that it evolves any other minute in the glass. Beautiful orange hue in the glass, and it goes all around the declination of orange, from blossom to peel to juice, just to change again on the next swirl. I guess in 4-5 years it will show even better. Lots of matter, but vibrant and brightly acidic. And with a long, pure and clean aftertaste. Beautiful bottle, a litre drinks just perfect. Paired beautifully with black truffle risotto. — 4 years ago

Simone Pizzi

9.1

Flattening Franciacorta, very well made and well balanced. — 4 years ago

Simone Pizzi

9.2

Excellent entry level from this natural wine producer. This vintage is very fruity and rich in aromas going from fresh red cherries and raspberries to intense blackcurrant and blackberries, with a spicy little touch. Excellent drinkability with a good nerve, very soft texture and a savoury finish. Healthy ripe grapes and warm southern mediterranean wind.
A wine to enjoy young, fresh and easy, it paired well with veal skewers with mustard sauce and sautés veggies. — 5 years ago

Simone Pizzi

9.5

This wine is quite an experience, intellectual. Bera has been ever since my favourite Moscato producer, and here those varietal aromatics evolve into something extremely complex. Resting under flor for sixteen years is something that makes this wine unique. It's fresh, vegetal, herbal, floral, bone dry and very deep. Meditative. Had it with a grand plateau de fromages and it was just perfect. — 4 years ago

Simone Pizzi

9.2

What a discovery, beautiful natural wine, artisanal and very delicate. Very floral to the nose, in the mouth it shows all the salinity of its marvellous land. — 4 years ago

Simone Pizzi

9.5

I'm bewitched ! Perhaps it's my Ligurian soul but this wine is just so good. Light maceration for Bosco and Albarola grapes, the classic Cinque Terre blend. The terroir is that of Monterosso. But here, the wine is beyond schemes. The nose is intense and so pure, white and yellow flowers, hawthorn and daffodiles, white and yellow peaches, wild herbs, exotic fruits, very harmonic. It makes me feel like walking the valley of Eden. In the mouth the balance is just perfect, body and roundness, the juice is fruity, mineral and herbaceous, acidic, savoury and persistent. I feel so lucky I found this bottle in the cellar tonight and so grateful to a friend that provided me with this rare bird. To be drunk at cellar temperature, definately not chilled. — 5 years ago

Simone Pizzi

9.3

Lovely nose, focused and lively in the mouth. — 4 years ago

Simone Pizzi

9.4

Beautiful wine, a little jewel discovered in the middle of the Mediterranean. It's complete, rich, refined. After 6 years it shows with a very bright orange robe, clear. The nose is grand, complex and very mineral. In the mouth it is full, dry and perfectly balanced. A sublime experience. — 4 years ago

Simone Pizzi

9.2

Tonight it showed excellent, just so good (actually this bottle was way better in shape than the 2016 I had a few months ago).
Typical and racy.
Paired with a traditional Cotoletta alla milanese out of a grass fed veal rib. — 4 years ago

Simone Pizzi

9.3

Well, I am a huge fan of the Cuvées Nature Domaine de la ville de Morges. This chardonnay is I guess slightly macerated and is a pure pleasure. The nose is intense, fruity with a ripe pear, delicate with hawthorn flowers scents and anticipates a mineral character. In the mouth it feels like a broncing horse, dry and nervous, alcoholic, stunning with energy and liveliness. Still well balanced, the old vines bring finesse. I just love this place. — 5 years ago